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Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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Taekwondo competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney were held from September 27 to September 30. There were four weight categories for both men and women. Each NOC could enter 2 men and 2 women, but only 1 athlete per weight category. There was one global Olympic Qualification Tournament and one qualification tournament for each continent. In addition, 7 invitational places were awarded.

Timeline

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Event Date Venue
World Qualification Tournament July 8–11, 1999 Croatia Poreč, Croatia
African Qualification Tournament[1] September 9–10, 1999 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament[1] September 25–26, 1999 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Pan American Qualification Tournament[1] October 2–3, 1999 United States Miami, United States
European Qualification Tournament[1] October 16–17, 1999 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden

Qualification summary

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NOC Men Women Total
−58 kg −68 kg −80 kg +80 kg −49 kg −57 kg −67 kg +67 kg
 Argentina X X 2
 Australia X X X X X X X X 8
 Austria X 1
 Benin X 1
 Brazil X 1
 Canada X 1
 Chile X 1
 China X X X 3
 Chinese Taipei X X X X 4
 Colombia X 1
 Croatia X 1
 Cuba X X X X 4
 Denmark X X 2
 Egypt X X X 3
 Finland X X 2
 France X X 2
 Germany X X X 3
 Great Britain X X 2
 Greece X X X 3
 Guatemala X 1
 Hungary X 1
 Indonesia X 1
 Iran X X 2
 Italy X X X 3
 Ivory Coast X 1
 Japan X X 2
 Jordan X 1
 Kuwait X 1
 Lesotho X X 2
 Libya X 1
 Malaysia X 1
 Mexico X X X 3
 Monaco X 1
 Morocco X X X 3
 Netherlands X X 2
 Nicaragua X 1
 Norway X 1
 Philippines X X X X 4
 Russia X X 2
 Saudi Arabia X 1
 Slovenia X 1
 South Africa X 1
 South Korea X X X X 4
 Spain X X X X 4
 Swaziland X 1
 Sweden X X 2
 Trinidad and Tobago X 1
 Turkey X X 2
 United States X X X X 4
 Venezuela X 1
 Vietnam X X 2
Total: 51 NOCs 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 103

Men's events

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−58 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
Host nation 1  Paul Lyons (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament 4  Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE)
 Gabriel Esparza (ESP)
 Kiyoteru Higuchi (JPN)
 Younes Sekkat (MAR)
African Qualification Tournament 1  Talaat Abada (EGY)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Roberto Cruz (PHI)
 Naser Buftain (KUW)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Jason Torres (USA)
 Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG)
European Qualification Tournament 2  József Salim (HUN)
 Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE)
Universality places 2  Gabriel Sagastume (GUA)
 Mfanukhona Dlamini (SWZ)
Total 14

−68 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
Host nation 1  Carlo Massimino (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament 4  Hadi Saei (IRI)
 Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT)
 Aziz Acharki (GER)
 Claudio Nolano (ITA)
African Qualification Tournament 1  Stanislas Ogoudjobi (BEN)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Kim Byung-uk (KOR)
 Hsu Chi-hung (TPE)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Alejandro Hernando (ARG)
 Steven López (USA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Francisco Zas (ESP)
 Aslanbek Dzitiev (RUS)
Universality places 2  Nizar Mohamed Naeeli (LBA)
 Olivier Bernasconi (MON)
Total 14

−80 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
Host nation 1  Warren Hansen (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament 4  Muhammed Dahmani (DEN)
 Marcel More (SLO)
 Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER)
 Víctor Estrada (MEX)
African Qualification Tournament 1  Mokete Mokhosi (LES)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Majid Aflaki (IRI)
 Donald Geisler (PHI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Ángel Matos (CUB)
 Félipe Soto (CHI)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Roman Livaja (SWE)
 Mario De Meo (ITA)
Universality places 2  Sebastien Konan (CIV)
 Mohammad Al-Fararjeh (JOR)
Total 14

+80 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
Host nation 1  Daniel Trenton (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament 4  Pascal Gentil (FRA)
 Kim Je-kyoung (KOR)
 Yahia Rashwan (EGY)
 Colin Daley (GBR)
African Qualification Tournament 1  Donald Ravenscroft (RSA)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA)
 Zhang Weiyong (CHN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Carlos Delgado (NCA)
 Nelson Sáenz (CUB)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Marcus Thorén (SWE)
 Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)
Universality places 1  Milton Castro (COL)
Total 13

Women's events

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−49 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
Host nation 1  Lauren Burns (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament 4  Kay Poe (USA)
 Döndü Güvenç (TUR)
 Juana Wangsa Putri (INA)
 Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai (VIE)
African Qualification Tournament 1  Likeleli Thamae (LES)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Lai Huei-fang (TPE)
 Eva Marie Ditan (PHI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Yanelis Labrada (CUB)
 Águeda Pérez (MEX)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Fadime Helvacioglu (GER)
 Hanne Poulsen (DEN)
Total 12

−57 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
Host nation 1  Cynthia Cameron (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament 4  Hamide Bıkçın (TUR)
 Cristiana Corsi (ITA)
 Kang Hae-eun (KOR)
 Hsu Chih-ling (TPE)
African Qualification Tournament 1  Shimaa Afifi (EGY)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Trần Hiếu Ngân (VIE)
 Jasmin Strachan (PHI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Carmen Silva (BRA)
 Cheryl-Ann Sankar (TRI)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Virginia Lourens (NED)
 Areti Athanasopoulou (GRE)
Total 12

−67 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
Host nation 1  Lisa O'Keefe (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament 4  Cho Hyang-mi (KOR)
 Ireane Ruíz (ESP)
 Sarah Stevenson (GBR)
 Mirjam Müskens (NED)
African Qualification Tournament 1  Meriem Bidani (MAR)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Zhang Huijing (CHN)
 Yoriko Okamoto (JPN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Barbara Kunkel (USA)
 Mónica del Real (MEX)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Kirsimarja Koskinen (FIN)
 Trude Gundersen (NOR)
Total 12

+67 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
Host nation 1  Tanya White (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament 4  Nataša Vezmar (CRO)
 Myriam Baverel (FRA)
 Natalia Ivanova (RUS)
 Adriana Carmona (VEN)
African Qualification Tournament 1  Mounia Bourguigue (MAR)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Chen Zhong (CHN)
 Lee Wan Yuen (MAS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Dominique Bosshart (CAN)
 Sonallis Mayan (CUB)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Elena Benítez (ESP)
 Veera Liukkonen (FIN)
Total 12

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "World Taekwondo Bulletin". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2000-03-03. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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